Brassiere-buckle.



B. F. 0REW|LER- BRASSIERE BUCKLE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 21,1916.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN F. OREWILER,OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO KABO CORSET 00., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedOet. 10, 1916.

Application filed A pri121, 1916. Serial No. 92,606.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. ORE- WILER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brassiere- Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a buckle or attachment for use in connection with brassieres, to connect the lower end of the brassiere with the corset.

The objects of the invention are to provide a buckle of the character specified, which is adapted for use in connection with either a front lace or a back lace corset; to provide a buckle'which will firmly engage with different sized stud shanks; and to provide a buckle which is cheap and simple of manufacture and durable in use.

The invention further consists in the features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a portion of the front of a back lace corset, having the buckle of the present invention applied thereto; Fig. 2, a portion of the front of a front lace corset, having the buckle of the present invention applied thereto; Fig. 3, a face view of the buckle; Fig. 4, a Vertical section through the buckle, showing it applied to a stud; and Fig. 5, a view of the back of the buckle.

In the art to which the present invention relates, it is necessary to suspend a buckle or clasp from the center of the front of a brassiere for the purpose of securing the same to the corset and keeping the brassiere in proper position; and, owing to the fact that there are now two distinct types of corset, namely, a front lace and a back lace,

it is necessary to have this buckle of such a nature that itxmay be used with either form I I f'o'f corset.

In thecase of the back lace corset, this buckle mustsnap;o-ver the shank of the stud forming a part oftlre'connection between the corset sections, and on account of these studs varying in thickness, it is necessary to provide some means for configuring the buckle so that it willclamp or engage the shank of the stud in the proper manner, no matter if there be a variance in the size thereof.

Referring now to the drawings, in Fig. l

the buckle is shown as applied to a back lace corset 6, the sections of which are joined together by the ordinary connection, comprisinga stud 7 and a clasp 8. Each stud 7 comprises a shank 9' and a head 10,..as shown in Fig. l; and in the case of the back lace corset, the clasps and studs are located in the center of the front of the corset.

The buckle of the present invention is attached. to a strap 11, depending from the center of the front of the brassiere, and this strap must at all times hang in a substantially straight position inorder to keep the brassiere in position.

The buckle is formed with suitable slots 12 at its upper end for the reception of the tape 11. The buckle, as shown, comprises a body 13 narrowed at its lower end 14, and formed with a reversely bent overhanging tongue 15, which furnishes a hook for engagement with corset lacings. The buckle is provided with a slot 16, which consists of an end portion large enough to allow the passage therethrough of the head 10 of the stud 7. This portion of the slot 16 merges into a somewhat contracted portion 17, as shown in Fig. 5. The walls of the portion 17 are adapted to engage the shank 9 of the stud 7. The portion 17 merges into a still more contracted portion 18 (see Figs. 3 and 5), which portion 18, as shown, extends into the overhanging lip 15; and the portion 18" terminates in a somewhat enlarged portion 19 in which the head of the stud seats.

The function of the portion 18 is to give resiliency to the walls of the portion 17, which is that part of the buckle which receives the shank 9. As stated, these shanks vary in thickness somewhat, and by making the portion 17 of a size slightly smaller than the smallest stud shank and then providing the portion 18to give the buckle its resiliency heretofore referred to, it is obvious that the buckle will perform its clamping action either upon a small sized shank or alarge sized shank, the walls of the portion -17 simplj expanding inlaccordance with the size of the'shank: Thus, a firnaen'gagement between the buckle and shankis maintained, 7

the buckle, and the buckle is then drawn 7 until the shank portion 9 of the stud rests in the portion 17; and, owing to the resilient nature of the walls of this portion of the slot 16 the shank is engaged with a spring pressure, thus holding the buckle in position upon the stud. When the stud is employed with the front lace corset 20, as shown in Fig. 2, a connection between the buckle and the studs of the clasps could not be made, by reason of the fact that these studs are lying to one side of the center of the front of the corset, and in order to is attached to these by a hooking action.

The lacings, as will be seen, are at the center of the front of the corset, thus allowing the tape 11 to hang in a straight position, as is necessary.

I claim: I

A buckle of the character described, bent at its end to form an overhanging tongue which provides a hook for engaging corset lacing, said body being formed with a slot for engaging a corset clasp stud, said slot being enlarged atone end to allow the head of the stud to be inserted through said enlargement, then contracted to receive the stud shank, then further contracted to give resiliency to the walls of the slot, and then enlarged to allow the stud head to seat in said last-named enlargement, the portion of said slot in which the head seats being located in the tongue of the buckle, and the portion of the slot which receives the shank being arranged below the tongue portion, substantially as described.

BENJ. F. OREWILER.

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